Tag: Illinois
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F.H. Paschen Marks The “Topping Off” of 80-Unit Leyden Senior Apartments in Cook County, Illinois
Franklin Park, IL — Today, F.H. Paschen, Evergreen Real Estate Group, and Leyden Township officials gathered to celebrate the ‘topping off’ of the Leyden Senior Apartments, placing the final roof plank to complete the building’s framework. The new four-story, 85,000-square-foot community broke ground earlier this year in April 2025. The eighty (80) affordable units for…
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Turner-Walsh JV tops out on $850M Illinois stadium
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A Turner-Walsh joint venture has topped out the new $850 million Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois for project owner Northwestern University, Turner announced in a Nov. 12 release. Stakeholders, including over 400 construction workers, commemorated the installation…
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Illinois plans $50.6B for infrastructure, Trump blocks Chicago money
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Illinois plans to roll out a $50.6 billion, six-year infrastructure program, its largest ever, to fund construction improvements, but President Donald Trump’s administration blocked $2.1 billion in federal funds for Chicago amid Washington’s government shutdown.…
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Illinois pre-apprenticeship programs boost tradesworker diversity
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Pre-apprenticeship initiatives were critical pathways into skilled trade careers across Illinois in recent years, helping to address ongoing labor shortages in the construction industry. That’s according to a recently released study by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute.…
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Pre-Apprenticeship Programs Fuel Workforce Diversity in Illinois Construction
Women and people of color are now the two fastest-growing groups in Illinois’ construction workforce, a shift researchers link to investments in pre-apprenticeship programs. The findings come from a study by the nonpartisan Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) and the Project for Middle Class Renewal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Pre-apprenticeships, also called…
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AbbVie to build API plant in Illinois as it steps up US production
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. AbbVie plans to spend $195 million to build a new facility to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients in its hometown of North Chicago, Illinois. Construction will begin in the fall, and the site should be fully operational in…
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Henricksen Names Ryan Esche GM of Illinois Operations
Henricksen, a leading national contract furniture dealer, is excited to announce that Ryan Esche, Principal and Vice President, Sales – IL, has been promoted to Principal and General Manager – IL. In this role, Esche will lead business development and sales initiatives, working closely with project managers and designers to continue delivering exceptional results for…
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PLA use didn’t increase project costs, Illinois study finds
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Project labor agreements in Illinois did not have a statistically significant effect on projects’ construction costs, as the award amounts for winning bids were not higher on PLA projects compared to those without PLAs, after accounting for…